2026 Official Selection: Comedy – Short
Runtime: 18m
Two mom friends struggling to recover from the dirty little secret that pregnancy left behind, make an unusual pact.
The Hole Truth : Sometimes you find out who your real friends
- Director(s): Christine Lakin
- Writer(s): Alison Whitney
- Producer(s): Alison Whitney, Natasha Goss, Leah Bleich
- Key Cast: Alison Whitney, Natasha Goss, Mindy Sterling, Ron Funches, Horace Dodd
- Editor(s): Davey Robertson
- Cinematographer(s): Davey Robertson
- Production Designer(s): Marisa Papavero
- Sound Designer(s): Alex Bologne
- Composer(s): Gabriel Mann
Language: English
Country: United States
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After cleaning up Jonah’s Birthday Party, mom Natalie and her friend Amy, collapse into the couch where they confess that since childbirth, both have experienced terrible hemorrhoids. Natalie’s are back and so bad that she’s certain she needs surgery. The ladies decide (after a thorough inspection of each other’s) that they will have surgery on the same day, and go on a well-deserved Girl’s Trip to “recover” away from their families at a gorgeous AirBnB in Malibu. How bad